predominantly

adverb

pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē How to pronounce predominantly (audio)
Definition of predominantlynext
as in mostly
for the most part a predominantly middle-class neighborhood

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Recent Examples of predominantly McCollum, a member of a predominantly Republican Orlando law firm, began his campaign a year ago with little more credentials than his chairmanship of the Seminole County Republican Executive Committee. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 Intended to accommodate a predominantly residential urban coastal development pattern in areas that can support additional height and intensity while improving the provision of neighborhood commercial uses. — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 That supply is predominantly groundwater, and it is managed to meet drinking-water standards. — Idaho Statesman, 23 Aug. 2026 The Premium tier is therefore predominantly cosmetics and soundtrack, rather than extra story content or early access. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for predominantly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predominantly
  1. mostly
  2. mainly
  3. primarily
  4. chiefly
  5. largely
  6. principally
Adverb
  • The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning that applies to more than 1 million people in San Diego County, mostly across inland valleys, foothills and mountains where high temperatures will approach or exceed 95 to 114 degrees.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • After all, horror isn’t exactly a Broadway staple and producers have mostly given up that particular ghost.
    — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of mostly
Adverb
  • Treasury is managing yields, which looks like monetary policy, while the Fed’s balance sheet works mainly through the composition of government debt, which looks like fiscal policy.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The center also receives waste such as leaves and construction materials and processes them into new products, mainly compost and cattle bedding.
    — Rose Evans August 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mainly
Adverb
  • The duties also apply to kraftliner, which is a strong paperboard, primarily used in the outer layer of cardboard boxes.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The city began planning the renovation of 16th Street in 2007, primarily attributing the increasing maintenance costs of its granite paver surface as the need for it.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of primarily
Adverb
  • Today, other drugs are more often deployed, chiefly benzodiazepines or the benzodiazepine Clonazepam, which also render a person zombie-like and more reliably submissive.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond overall car performance, a pressing concern for Cadillac this year has been reliability, chiefly recurring brake overheating issues (below).
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chiefly
Adverb
  • The economic outlook is also largely positive despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Other sailors described to CNN conditions unlike their previous deployments, largely because of the war, which stopped the ship from making stops at friendly ports.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of largely
Adverb
  • Arsenal and Galatasaray have been in dialogue over several players, principally Martinelli — but there are no active negotiations over a potential transfer for Osimhen.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Trade along the route remains tiny compared with major throughways like the Suez Canal and is dominated by Russian oil and gas, which – along with a few other LNG buyers in Asia – principally flow to China.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of principally

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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predominantly. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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